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Senator Lieberman visits, supports Palestinian statehood, Arafat reaction

(23 Dec 2002) 1. Palestinian Minister of Information Yasser Abed Rabbo and US senator Joe Lieberman entering room 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Lieberman, US Senator: "Listen, I understand, as I said to the minister, the desperate humanitarian problems among the Palestinian people every day. But also to say that there continues to be very strong support for the aspirations of the Palestinian people for independent statehood, that the conflict between people here will only end with a two-state solution: a strong and peaceful Israel living next to a strong and peaceful Palestine. And the question is, whether there will be sufficient leadership on both sides here and in the world community to help bring that about sooner than later so that the violence and suffering here in region can end." 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Abed Rabbo, Palestinian Minister of Information: "We have discussed the present conditions: why the Palestinian leadership had postponed the elections because of the Israeli measures, the Israeli siege and the policy that was taken by the American administration in support of the Israeli crimes and atrocities against the Palestinian people. We had shown that the Palestinian leadership is willing to continue the reform process but the main obstacle in front of this process is the Israeli policy of the continuation of siege and collective punishment against Palestinian people." 4. Long shot of parked cars in front of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's office, pull out to wide shot with guards in foreground 5. Various of foreign consuls arriving 6. Various of Arafat and cabinet meeting 7. Various of Arafat saying goodbye to consuls on steps of office 8. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader: "The Israeli army is still in Bethlehem and Bethlehem is still under occupation until this minute. And I want to ask the whole world if this is acceptable - is this acceptable? I don't think so." 9. Arafat enters office STORYLINE: US Senator Joseph Lieberman expressed support for Palestinian statehood during a visit to Ramallah on Monday and called conditions in the West Bank town "desperate." Lieberman, the Democratic candidate for vice president in 2000, is considered a front-runner for the party's 2004 presidential nomination, though he has yet to decide whether to seek the nomination at the beginning of the new year. On his first trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories since May 2000, Lieberman said he came with a message from Congress that it wants to take an active part in bringing peace to the region. Lieberman is scheduled to meet several other senior Palestinian officials Monday. He met Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem on Sunday. Abed Rabbo said he had explained to Lieberman that the Cabinet decided on Sunday to postpone presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for January because it is logistically impossible for people to vote while Israel occupies every major Palestinian West Bank town and city, except Jericho. The postponement is seen as a blow to US demands for reforms in the Palestinian Authority, but Israel says it cannot withdraw from Palestinian areas because of constant threats of attacks. Abed Rabbo criticized what he called support by the US administration for "Israeli crimes and atrocities against the Palestinian people." Meanwhile, also in Ramallah, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met with various foreign consuls dealing with the Palestinian Authority to discuss the cancellation of the Palestinian elections and Christmas plans. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...